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In addition to his Norris Trophy honours, he is the only defenceman in NHL history to capture the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer. [4] In 1998, Orr was selected as the best defenceman of all-time (second overall player behind Wayne Gretzky) in The Hockey News' Top 100 NHL Players of all-time.
Brian Joseph Leetch (born March 3, 1968) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 18 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins. He has been called one of the top defensemen in NHL history. Leetch accumulated many individual honors during his 18-year career.
The defenceman with the most 100-point seasons, and the most consecutive, is Bobby Orr, with six. [2] Bobby Orr and Paul Coffey share the record for fastest 100 points by defenseman, with Orr scoring his 100th point in the 59th game of the 1970-71 season, and Paul Coffey scoring his 100th point in his 59th (team's 60th) game of the 1985-86 season.
Of the players on the list, 39 are centremen, 21 are defencemen, 15 are goaltenders, 15 are right wingers and 10 are left wingers. [3] There are 21 players who started their NHL career in the decade of the 1980s, and 22 who last played in the NHL during the decade of the 2000s, the most by decade for each category.
Here are the top 25 free agents, ... The Wings added defenseman Erik Gustafsson for two years, $4 million. ... The 28-year-old has appeared in 100 NHL games, most recently playing 40 games last ...
Bourque asserted himself from the start as one of the best defensemen in the league, winning both the Calder Memorial Trophy as Rookie of the Year and a First Team All-Star selection, the first time in NHL history a rookie non-goaltender had ever achieved the distinction. His 65 points that season was a record at the time for a rookie defenseman.
(Top) 1 Skaters. Toggle Skaters subsection. 1.1 ... All overtime in the NHL is sudden death—meaning the first team to score is the winner—so the player who scores ...
Most goals by a rookie defenseman, one season: Brian Leetch (1988–89), 23; Most assists by a rookie defenseman, one season: Larry Murphy (1980–81), 60; Most points by a rookie defenseman, one season: Larry Murphy (1980–81), 76; Longest point streak by a rookie, one season: Paul Stastny (February 3, 2007 – March 17, 2007), 20 games